The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-08-05
THE Farm.
THE GRANGE.
National Lecturers Department.
THOUGHTS ON ORGANIZATION.

rive are indebted to the american
Fdrme, for compiling the following
interesting Grange topics.
Farmers are going into some kind of
an organization, and Patrons of Hus.
bandry should mako strong efforts to
have them organize upon the immov-
able foundation Of the true principles
of the Grange, with the righteous,
laudable purposes OF the Order as the
end to be accomplished.
There are other organizations of
farmers besides the Grange, and while
we would not attempt to detract in the
least from their value to the agricul-
tural interests of our country, yet we,
as Patrons, believe that there is none
as good as the Order to which we be-
long and believing thus, We should
show our faith by our efforts to get
those farmers who are ready for organ
ization to come into the Grange.
Farmers are engaged in the same
ancient. honorable, honest occupation;
their interests are one and the same;
their enemies are united, cunning,
strong and common; then it is plainly
evident that farmers should guard their
interests by organizing into one COM
pact body, and concentrate their efforts
to accomplish the same grand purpose.
There is no need of or room for divis.
ion, even in nsme.-Roanoke Patron.
For awakening thought and arousing
the farmers to action upon the great
questions Of the day, those which never
could have been reached in any other
way, the Grange has made additional
proof of the idea that our education is
by no means entirely product Of or.
ganized schools, or employed teachers
and printed books. While they occu.
py very important part, they are not
all that act on our powers to develop
them. Lite is one grand school, and
its every circumstance teacher The
Grange, with its beautiful and practical
lessons. has the power to raise men and
women from the humblest walks of life
to positions Of influence and power
a. j. Rose, Master 7eras State Grange.
Many pass through life without
even consciousness Of whero they are
and what IL sy are doing. They gaze
on whatever lies directly before them,
lin fond amusement lost Human life
is watch.towsr. 1t is the clear pur.
pose of God that every one-the young
especially-should take their stand on
this tower. Look, listen, learn where.
ever you go; wherever you tarry, some,
thing is always trauspiring to reward
your attention. The Grange is great
educator, and teaches as to see new
beauties in nature, and to take q
broader and better view of life.
SUGGESTION FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER.
II think that carefully arranged
literary program, with a diversity Of
subjects, in the course of the year, is
productive of about as much real good
as anything, as in this way all are en-
couraged to speak and think more upon
such things as they are personally in.
tererested in, and receive new ideas
from each other Nellie Hussey, San
dy Stream, Unity. Maine.
PROGRESS.
"We have reorganized forty Oranges
this year. l think our next State
Grange meeting in October will be the
most interesting and instructive ever
held in the State "-A. E. Page, Sec.
retary Mo. State Grange.
"Many of the Oranges in the state
are live, active. working Oranges, and
are advancing the interests, elevating
the characters of their membership and
practicing the precepts of the Order,
thereby accomplishing good.'-L d.
Clardy, NJ Ky. State Grange.
| If the souls of Patrons overAowed
with tolerance, sympathy, charity and
brotherly love, there would be no dor.
mant Oranges in this Union.
The prospects Of the Grange in In
Ediana are Frightening, and a number of
reorganizations are aeported.
"Creekvills, N. c., is in a very good
farming section, and since the organi-
zation Of the Grange it has added to
the cultivation of both mind and soil;
and if the improvement continues for
the next seven years as it bas done in
the past seven, our people will not have
to go elsewhere to 6nd good place to
live"